Buckle



E. N. HUMPHREY AND O. E. WARDNER.

BUCKLElv APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1921.

Patented July 129 192k NETE@ STATES ERNEST N. HUMPHREY aNn om. E. WARDNER, or NEW BRITAIN, ccNNr-crrcnfr. AssIGNoRs To THE Tamm a EINE iure. COMPANY. or New Barrena', coat Nnc'rrour, a ooNroRAfrroN or CONNECTICUT.

BUCKLE.

119384,@(560 Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-@mj-@d July p29 1921.

Application filed February 24, 1921. Serial No. 447,461.

To @Zlib/10m z'tmag/ concern. also be noted that the plate 4 is normally 55 Be it known that we, ERNEST N. HUM- substantially straight from end to end and PHREY and GEL E. WARDNER, citizens of the flexible. Hence, when the lever 6 is swun(T United States of America, residing at New into the position shown in Fig. 3, the platz Britain, county of Hartford, Connecticut, 4 bends or buckles somewhat and tends to have invented a new and useful Buckle, of put a bight in the belt l0, which assists in 60 which the following is a specification. holding the same against slippage in the Our invention relates to an improved buckle. Obviously, the belt engaging surbuckle for belts and the like. face of the plate 4, or the belt engaging sur- 10 The object is to provide a simple, ineX- face of the body l, may be somewhat roughpensive and easily assembled structure which ened or irregular to assist in holding the 65 will effectively hold a belt in any one of belt. `We have not shown such surfaces as many adjusted positions, an-d without injury roughened since that may be accomplished to the belt. in any well known manner. However, in

In the drawings the present case, the roughness need be but Figure l is a perspective view of the rear very slight because the surface engagement 70 side of our buckle in one preferred form. is of such substantial area that adequate Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, friction is provided with relatively little the buckle parts being shown in the position pressure on the belt at any one point. ,lt

2O in which the belt is released. will be Observed that the plate 4 is suspended Fig. 3 is a similar view, the parts being in such a way that it may be designated as a 75 in the belt gripping position. floating plate, by which we mean, it is free Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views of to tilt in any direction, and therefore when details. under pressure, will apply its strain upon l represents the front plate or shield porthe belt is such a manner as to avoid undue tion of the buckle. 2 3 are two rearwardly pressure at any one point, thereby saving 80 projecting flangesattheopposite'edges ofthe the belt from injury. By preference, the shield body l. 4represents whatwe may term ends of the plate 4 are rolled back slightly the belt gripping plate. rlhis plate is proto avoid any cutting edge which may abrade S0 vided intermediate its edges with rearwardly or injure the surface of the belt. For the projecting ears 5 5. rlhe ears are provided best results, we prefer to pivot the lever 6 85 with enlarged openings or elongated slots about midway the length of the body flanges, as shown. 6 is an operating lever which is and we also prefer to have the cam 7 engage provided with a cam end 7. At the base of the floating plate 4 at about midway its the cam portion are laterally extending pivot length.

lugs or pins 8 8. The side flanges 2--3 are What we claim is 90 provided with openings to receive the lugs L'A buckle for belts and the like, comor pins 8 8, and these pins likewise pass prising a front plate, two opposite rearthrough the elongated slots in the ears 5 5. wardly directe-d flanges at the edges thereof,

40 9 represents a fastening means for one end a lever mounted between sai-d flanges, a floatof a belt 10. This fastening means 9 is caring belt gripping plate between the lever 95 rie-d at the end of the lever 6. The free end and the rear face of the front plate, said of the belt, when the lever is thrown back, belt gripping plate being movable into the may be slipped freely through the passage belt gripping position by said lever and a between the plate 4 and the rear surface of support for said gripping plate intermedithe shield 1. When the belt is properly adate the length thereof. 100 justed, the lever 6 is swung from the posi- 2. n a buckle for belts and the like, a tion shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3. curved front plate having two rearwardly This causes the cam 7 to press against the extending flanges along its opposite edges, a

rear surface of the plate 4, forcing it tightly lever pivotally connected to and between against the belt 10 so as to clamp it firmly said flanges, a cam carried by said lever, a 105 between the two surfaces formed by the flexible floating belt gripping plate having i plate 4 and the body l. It will be noted that rearwardly directing ears at two opposite the body 1 is preferably curved, and it will edges, said ears having enlarged openings through which the pivots for the lever f reely pass whereby said plate may tilt longitudinally and laterally.

3. Abuekle for belts and the like, oomprsing a front plate curved longitudinally, two rarwardl projecting flanges at the opposite edges o said plate, a lever pvoted between and intermediate the length of said flanges, said lever including a cam end adjacent to the pivotal portion thereof, a flexlble floating belt gripping plate having rearwardly directed ears intermediate the length thereof and at opposite edges, with enlarged passages in said ears through which the pivot ends for the lever pass, with means carried by the lever for holding one end of the belt, the other end of the belt'being adapted to be passed between the front plate and the floating plate and to be clamped therebetween when said lever is swung into one position, and to be released when swung into another position.

ERNEST N. HUMPHREY. OEL E. WARDNER. 

